Battology
/bæˈtɑː.lə.d͡ʒi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas. countable, uncountable
"Logomachy, battology, jingling of words, are all these fine speeches!"
Example
More examples"Logomachy, battology, jingling of words, are all these fine speeches!"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βαττολογία (battología, “stammering speech”).